The thrill of meeting a celebrity is something that one can’t describe with words. As a kid, when I first …
Eastern Winds: Reflections of a Bengali as an ‘Outsider’
I do not quite care for the word probashi prefixed to my Bengali identity. It is a heavy, emotional and …
a different beat
As a young woman, just starting working life, I remember going to my first ever Women’s Day rally about 19 …
Ghost Films
The years I spent as a student at the Film & Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune were my salad …
Cinemaya II
“Sir, will you be kind enough to let us have a look at the photos of our vegetable garden?” Lily …
Judging the judges…
It is quite a job to be judging someone or a film or a work of art; leave alone adjudicating …
alternatives and independence
I’ve been feeling a bit old lately – not only because the years are ticking on by- but because I …
2008: Bengali Cinema’s Rocking!
Bengali cinema has never seen such a flood of releases within one year as it did in 2008. The year …
Once upon a time…. a Haiku
A few days back, when I had just finished the shooting of a project, the children who were with us …
A Rammy Tale
A long time ago, 1994 it was. I was in Arunachal Pradesh co-directing a documentary on eco-forestry along with a …